Smyrna times., 1887-08-31

tdence of the community both as a cit
izen and business man, and enters upon
business for himself with the general
good wish of every one
THE Board of Health the members
Ofwhich are appointed annually, the
year expiring in June, were reappoint-
ed at the session of the Town Commits
sioners on Wednesday evening as fol-
lows; DIR. VIM. T. Collins, DR.. VIM.
Ashcraft, DIR. J. w. Clifton, VIM. H.
Baggs, John G. StOckly, VIM. NJ. Bell
and RObt. d. Hofecker.
]. FRANK WILDs, Register of Wills,
has granted letters of administration
upon the estate of Frederick Voelker,
late of Milford Hundred, to Alexander
Pullen; upon the estate of Mary
HAZEL, late of KeMtOn Hundred, to
VIM. B. HAZEL; upon the estate of
VIM. L. HAZEL, late of Little Creek
Hundred, to James P. Hazel.
The weather for week past has
been directly opposite to that which
preceded it so many weeks-clear,
dry, cool, the mercury falling to nearly
5O0 every night. When the wind has
not been South, the prevailing point
the last Summer, it has been East or
North we have hardly had a week of
West winds altogether the entire Sum-
mer.
J. B. COOPER has just got in stock a
large supply of states, school books,
ink, pens, &C., needed in the school
room. His states are in piles like so
many cart loads. The average boy is
not supposed to break more than two
states a week, and his stock will keep
the schools of our contiguous country
running for some weeks or until the
winter boys" set in.
JOHN H. HOFFECKER's canning fac
tory got to work last week but not on
full time because of the deficiency of
the tomatoes caused by the early bios
SONS being washed off by the heavy
rains. The new cannery at Clayton
established on the Bayard tract which
also started up last week has a pretty
good supply of fruit. 1t is run by
Smith & COrsins, who came from Har-
ford county, Md.
VIM. A. ERDMAN and H. w. MacIn-
tire, of Wilmington, are here in the in
tere1t of the History of Delaware that
is in course of preparation by /. J.
Richards & Co., of Philadelphia. Their
special province is Duck Creek, Little
Creek and KentOn Hundred and the
town of Smyrna. Persons having any
historical facts of any kind pertaining
to this section will confer a favor by
imparting such information to them so
that it may 60 to enrich and complete
the history, which is intended to be
thorough.
J. B, MIFFLIN who bought lot of
John Anthony some two weeks ago on
South street between Union and Pearl
has commenced the erection thereon of
dwelling somewhat similar to the
Johnson building in which he resides,
that is, wider in the middle than at the
ends. 1t will be 434 feet deep, tie
front being 25 and the middle 81 feet.
1t will have four rooms on the first
floor and five on the second including
a bath room. The hall will be II by y
feet, from which will ascend a Queen
Anne stairway. The work is being
done by Weldon & Humphreys,
FATHERS and mothers do not fail to
look at "The Child's Bible" now be-
ing offered the people of Smyrna. The
book receives the highest commenda-
ton of the press, the clergy and the
people wherever it is known. 357
copies have lately been sold in Will
mingtOn. DR.. J. H. Vincent, so widely
known, writes: "Here is a marvellous
book. How can any household where
there are children afford to do without
it? 1t is marvellous for the size and
clearness of its type; for the number
and effectiveness of its illustrations
for the beauty Of Its binding; for the
completeness of its contents. 240 con-
secutive chapters, most marvellous OF
all for the low price at which it is fur
nished."
THE Little Diamond which Mr..
Walker had intended for propelling
pleasure parties but which from having
too much engine or the lateness of the
season has not been thus used on the
Delaware, has during the past week
on two occasions been turned to prac.
tical use in the service of commerce.
On Wednesday evening he tOwed editor
Bell Of the Salem South Jerseymdn and
a load of peach baskets to the mouth
Of the creek in few hours. and on
Sunday evening he tOwed two coal
barges drawing five feet of water from
RothwelPs Landing to Smyrna Land
ing for the Transportation Company
in an hour and half which could
not have got there otherwise, Possibly
a useful mission awaits the craft in the
line of commerce.
CONSIDERABLE alarm was caused
among the farmers last week by the
| appearance of that dreaded disease, the
staggers, among the horses, especially
as the first attacks, as is usually the
case, were fatal james Robinson, John i
Jones, J. P. Stats and George Wrigl.
each losing an animal. OF course un.
usual caution was at once prompted by
keeping the horses in the stables anC
away from the wet grass and chilling
night air, and this week, we are GLAD
to say, we have heard of no losses. In
addition to care in feeding, remedies as
a preventive have been freely admins
tered, especially the medicine as per q
formula in the possession of Jas. P
HOffecker. There is not now the ex
pectation that the disease will assume
the form of an epidemic.
THE long delay in the publication O
the laws enacted at the last session O
the Legislature is giving annoyance t
different corporations all over the State
They were promised the first of fAugus
but now they say they do not know
when they will be dOne-nOt probably
before sometime in October. Oui
Town Commissioners are among thos,
hampered by the slow process at book
making; the sale of bonds for the ex
tension of the water works has been ef
fected but the act giving the commits
sioners said authority has not beef
published and the purchaser await
very properly the full text Of the Law
before complying. A certified COPY o
each desired act can be obtained b,
the payment of $40, and we have hearl
it suggested that this is whats tn
matter with Hannah"
ONE of our citizens who has hereto
fore contented himself with daily toi
and thus secured himself a comfortabi
home and surroundings, concluded las
week to take little spurt,- test tria
at specializing. He learned that toma
toes were selling for S1.25 a basket il
philo1alphia Tt,ary ,uo,o l....s.-